So we're finally getting around to doing the bedrooms. Right now they have an odd combination of cheap laminate and vinyl flooring, Seriously, each room has something different. Not wanting to spend too much money on the floors but still end up something nice looking, we've decided to install pine floors. As I am not crazy about pine anything, we're thinking of painting them white. What do you think?

I'm not voting because I'm undecided. I love the look of wood flooring painted white. But, I've always wondered about the durability. I know how easily my kids scratch and ding the
walls. I really wonder how well the poor floor would hold up under their constant assault.

So, I'm undecided.

posted by Anonymous

7/13/10

Is it the color of pine that bothers you? You can stain them a darker color.

Our winters are long, dark and gloomy with the shortest day lasting only 6 hours. So in order to maximize light we want to keep our floors (and walls) as light as possible. So staining them
darker isn't an option.

Why pine? It's traditional flooring here so it's easy to get and fairly inexpensive. The reason I don't like it is because of the knots and that it tends to darken over time.

I'm hoping dirt won't be too big of an issue as we don't wear shoes indoors.